NPC- informal cancelled.

[Soliloquy]

It was NPC that contacted the college panhellenic to cancel recruitment. I heard it from our new panhellenic president (i was sooo happy she got the spot!).

It was supposed to be a 3 day long informal recruitment processs. PNM's would visit every chapter the first day, go wherever they pleased the 2nd, attend 2 prefs the 3rd and find out bids later that night.

However, I finally found out that it was cancelled due to nearly all houses being at total. Only one is lacking total by 2 members. I think it's pretty dumb that we can't have it because everyone is at total. Because honestly, all of the chapters and panhellenic look pretty silly now. There was a lot of buzz on campus, many girls got excited and now it's cancelled. Our campus culture is so laid back and most girls don't like the formality and rigidness of fall recruitment, which is why winter informal would have been a success. Oh well!

So now my last chance is formal, which is so far away, and that does not make me a happy camper. Blarg. I'm gonna be old and an upperclassman!!

Originally Posted by Soliloquy

However, I finally found out that it was cancelled due to nearly all houses being at total. Only one is lacking total by 2 members. I think it's pretty dumb that we can't have it because everyone is at total. Because honestly, all of the chapters and panhellenic look pretty silly now. There was a lot of buzz on campus, many girls got excited and now it's cancelled. Our campus culture is so laid back and most girls don't like the formality and rigidness of fall recruitment, which is why winter informal would have been a success. Oh well!

So now my last chance is formal, which is so far away, and that does not make me a happy camper. Blarg. I'm gonna be old and an upperclassman!!

Uhh...you think it's dumb that all houses are at total? What's so silly about it? A house having as many members as they're allowed to have is a great thing for them. A chapter cannot hold recruitment if they're not allowed to take new members. That's black and white.

If chapters are consistantly at total and many girls are still left bidless, then maybe your campus Panhellenic might want to explore the possibility of adding another sorority. But, as you know, that's for them to decide.

And please define success. Do you think that because COR lacks the formality and rigidness of the fall it would have been easier for you to get a bid?

I understand that you're bummed that you won't get a chance to participate in COR, but come on. You don't need to play the poor sport by making comments like you did up there.

[kathykd2005]

Don't give up hope, Soliloquy! You never know who may transfer without telling anyone, and that could put one or more houses under total. I'm still pulling for ya!

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by kathykd2005

Don't give up hope, Soliloquy! You never know who may transfer without telling anyone, and that could put one or more houses under total. I'm still pulling for ya!

She said "nearly all" the houses were at total, which means there are houses that are under, just not enough to make it worth having an actual NPC wide recruitment. A couple unexpected transfers aren't going to change that, so let's not get the poor girl's hopes up...mmkay?

However, I would advise for the OP to keep her eyes open for individual COB parties. Unless there's something in campus guidelines that rules against it, the few houses under total could still recruit up to total, if so inclined.

[kathykd2005]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

She said "nearly all" the houses were at total, which means there are houses that are under, just not enough to make it worth having an actual NPC wide recruitment. A couple unexpected transfers aren't going to change that, so let's not get the poor girl's hopes up...mmkay?

However, I would advise for the OP to keep her eyes open for individual COB parties. Unless there's something in campus guidelines that rules against it, the few houses under total could still recruit up to total, if so inclined.

Let's not be so snotty, mmk? You basically just agreed with what I said, so there is no need to be such a nasty person. Maybe you should work on that for your New Year's resolution. Just a thought...

[33girl]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

However, I would advise for the OP to keep her eyes open for individual COB parties. Unless there's something in campus guidelines that rules against it, the few houses under total could still recruit up to total, if so inclined.

I agree. Soliloquoy, an organized recruitment (even if it's informal) costs money and time, and it would be ridiculous for a campus to hold it when there are only 2 spots open in one sorority. Total can be raised, but this shouldn't be done until it's gone a few years with numbers being strong - too many times schools raise total and then don't lower it and it hurts the whole system, except for the 1 or 2 strongest groups. Too many groups got burned with this in the 90s and they've learned their lesson.

Maybe girls don't like the rigidity of fall rush, but apparently enough girls put up with it for all the chapters to be at total.

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I agree. Soliloquoy, an organized recruitment (even if it's informal) costs money and time, and it would be ridiculous for a campus to hold it when there are only 2 spots open in one sorority.

Exactly, it would be really silly to get a bunch of PNMs' hopes up for 2 open spots by having a Panhellenic-wide recruitment, but that doesn't mean that the chapter with spots to fill won't have COB parties.

ETA: And if that chapter doesn't have COB "parties", and they decide that they do indeed want to take 2 women, they may often start with women who went bidless during formal recruitment or women they know .

[kathykd2005]

I agree! What I meant in my post was that if Soliloquy still wants to be in a sorority, she shouldn't get frustrated. A lot of stuff can happen over Christmas break and even the houses that are at or above total may not be after returning from vacation. A campus-wide recruitment would certainly be ridiculous. But COB is always an option for those houses who DO want to fill their "open" spots, so to speak.